How to Install Microsoft PowerShell 6.2.0 on Debian 10

Install Microsoft PowerShell 6.2.0 on Debian 10

Microsoft PowerShell is an opensource and cross-platform tool that includes an interactive command-line shell and scripting environment. Microsoft PowerShell is developed to perform configuration management and automation of repetitive tasks. On Ubuntu, you can install the Microsoft PowerShell Package by using the snappy package manager. In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to install Microsoft PowerShell 6.2.0 on Debian 10.

Prerequisites

Install PowerShell on Ubuntu

Microsoft PowerShell is made available to Linux users by the snap package. So we are going to install it by using the snappy package manager.

First, open the terminal application by pressing Ctrl+Alt+t keys the same time.

Now update the apt package manager index by typing following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update

Next, we need to install snapd and snapd-xdg-open packages in order to install the Snappy package manager if it’s not installed on your system. To install Snappy package manager on your system run following command in the terminal:

sudo apt install snapd snapd-xdg-open

After installing Snappy package manager we are here ready to install Microsoft PowerShell. To install Microsoft PowerShell classic version you should execute the following command:

sudo snap install powershell –classic

The above command will prompt you for authentication, please kindly enter the password for authentication to continue.

The output should be:

powershell 6.2.0 from 'microsoft-powershell' installed

Here, you have successfully installed Microsoft PowerShell on your system.

Launch Microsoft PowerShell

You can install Microsoft PowerShell by using two ways, either by visiting Activities -> type - Microsoft Powershell and clicking on the launcher icon when it appears.

You can also Launch PowerShell by using the Terminal application by using the following command: